It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of John Adams. John has been with us since our time at Cleveland Municipal, banging his drum for nearly 50 years, bringing joy to fans and players ...

John Adams, in the final months of his administration, became the first American president to live in the new executive mansion, later dubbed the White House, on Nov. 1, 1800.

Cleveland picked a drummer, John Adams. For nearly 50 years Adams showed up at the ballpark, Municipal Stadium or Progressive Field, to bang his bass drum for the Indians and the Guardians.

CLEVELAND — John Adams barely missed a game and never the beat for nearly 50 years. A dedicated baseball fan, Adams became a Cleveland sports fixture while pounding away in the cheap seats ...

John Adams, a fixture at most Cleveland Indians home games who first lugged a secondhand bass drum into the bleachers in the summer of 1973 and continued to rally fans by striking it emphatically ...